There are some tips to help you choose a plastic surgeon. Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Director of South Miami Hospital's Burn Center, gives some of them, such as considering your surgical goals, your medical conditions, and your drug allergies. We have a list of some topics to consider with your plastic surgeon so let's go…...

Traumatic injuries are the most common causes for plastic surgery procedures. Dr. Joel Levin, Plastic Surgeon with Baptist Hospital of Miami, recalls the case of Jayne Mansfield and explains how he helped her with a face’s scars, as well as how he rebuilt a lower lip on a prisoner who lost it during a fight…...

Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Director of South Miami Hospital's Burn Center, explains eyelid surgery is an option for excessive skin that makes you look older, and it is a simple procedure. "We want to make sure the person does not have dry eyes, because if you take skin from around the eyes, you might end up…...

Tanya Patron, Physician Assistant with Miami Plastic Surgery, explains if patients are taking care of their skin but need some help with wrinkles because there is a limitation with skincare, they can go to a plastic surgery, and vice versa. She also says they send patients that are going to see plastic surgeons to a…...

Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Medical Director of the Burn Center at South Miami Hospital, considers even before seeing a plastic surgeon, everybody should be already emotionally prepared, because plastic surgery is not going to cure depression. The specialist talks about what DVT and PE are. He says, they refer to blood clots in legs that can…...

Dr. Xiaoti Xu, Plastic Surgeon, Mia Aesthetics with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, says you want your surgeon to be well-trained in plastic surgery, so you have to find they have an ASPS logo from the association of plastic surgeons, and also you can search to see if someone is board-certified on the website. "It takes…...

The needles that are used in cosmetic procedures are the smallest needle made in medical science, at least for treatments and injecting in a clinical fashion. Dr. Max Polo, Plastic Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, affirms physicians do everything they can to make those procedures more comfortable for the patients and reduce their anxiety.…...

Every surgery has risks, including cosmetic and plastic surgery. Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Director of South Miami Hospital's Burn Center, explains the risk factors of plastic surgery, and highlights the risk of having a heart condition and the complications that might be caused in the operating room. So what other medical conditions would interfere with…...